Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-20
FOOD FOR THE FLAMES.
Costly CONGREGATIONS all
Over the Country.
FOREST FIRES IN THE SOUTH.
A Big Blaze in the Pennsylvanis
COal-fields-Many Minor
Calam ties.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, November TO-
For the past ten days forest fires have
been raging all around this section Of
the country, and, owing to the ex-
treme dryDess of everything and the
prevalence of high winds. are becom-
ing very dangerous. Farmers are
straining every nerve to save their
residences, but several have been
burned out. The railroads are block
AIDED and traffic interrupted By bum
ing bridges and the falling of burning
trees. Telegraph communication Is
being seriously interfered with, and,
unless rain. comes soon, the damage
will be very great. Much apPrehen-
sion is felt!
NEW ORLEANS PLANT.
NEW ORLEANS, November 19s-The
city is filled with smoke tonight and
the same conditions are reported from
Yazoo City, and from many points in
the Mississippi, Yazoo and Tsala-
hatchie valleys. Navigation on the
Mississippi is being impeded. Fires
along the Tallabatchie are supposed
to be cause. Terrible fires are raging
on Honey Island and Kilby Lake and
much damage from forest fires is-Ee-
ported in Southern Arkansas.
CoAL-BRDAKERs BURNED.
WILKEsRARRE, Pa, November 49,
At 8 O'Clock this morning two i'm
mense coal-breakers at Hazleton were
set on fire and lit the heavens with
flames. One of the burned breakers
was one of the largest structures Gifts
kind in the lower coal field. 1t was
valued at 100000 insurance, $27j-
600. The loss on the other is $50 600;
the insurance is unknown. Both
breakers burned about the same time.
This is the third breaker burned
within the week, IN order to compel
the operators to come to time.
FORT sCoTT's APPEAL.
ST. LOUIS, November ia tele-
gram from Parsons, Kansas, says that
aid has been asked from Fort Scott,
Kansas, to extingnish fire, which
has ragged since morning, and now
threatens to come to the city. A high
wind is blowing and the flames arc
spreading in every direction.
FLOUR MILLS DESTROYED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, November 49,
The Goodlander FIGURING Mills end
elevator, with contents, burned this
morning. Loss, $500, 900; insurance,
LAO, 900. The adjoining buildings
we're damaged to the extent OF $50, 600.
ACCIDENTALLY STARTED.
PETALUMA, November 19.-An acct
dental fire started yesterday on the
Pet Hanshaw ranch about ten miles
west OF this city. The parties desir-
ing to clear some brush land put fire
to it. The fire soon got beyond their
control, and burned over about 400
acres of field before it could be put out.
ATTEMPTED INCENDIARIsM.
SAN JOSE, November 19.--An at
tempt was made this evening to burn
large windmill factory. An incen-
diary had saturated the floor with coal
oil and applied a match, but the fire
was discovered and extinguished by Q
couple of citizens. The incendfary
escaped. -
Of, BARN BURNED.
SACRAMENTO, November 1.-the
barn of E. M. Leitch burned this even
ing with a quantity of hay and har-
ness. The horses were saved. Two
cows were burned to death. The fire
is supposed to be ineendiary.f Loss,